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Aug. '25, 1925.

E. E. BARNEY wyrawnnme momma Filed Kay 15 1924 2 Sheets-$219181 1 WITNESSES ATTORNEY Aug. 25, 1925.

E. E.'BARNEY TYPEWRITING momma Filed May 15 1924 2 Sheets-Shoot '2 \NVENTUR M iua-L ATTORNEY WIT NEEEIEE Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

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sews 1i. shinny, of NEwi 300111134 53, aw-meg ess iefiort'zip was WRITER. COMPANY, F ILION, NEW Yo nx', membmmn YORK Applicatienjfiled May 15; 1924. Sefil N65 7139116;

To all 1'0 how it: may concern:

Be'it known that I, EDWIN E. BARNEY,- citizen of the United States, and resident of;

- New Rochelle; in the county of 'lVestchester ter stated; More'specifically, the object of the-invehtionis to simplify and improve the paper feeding and controlling mechanism disclosedinthepatent'to Barney and Barr 316-;1348'93587, granted Apr; '8, 19245.

' To theabove and otherends which' 'will hereiiiafter appear; invention consists in the features of construction, combinations of devices and arrangements of parts 'hereinaftei described and particularly polnted out in the claims."

In the accompanying draW1ngs- Figure 1*is a fragmentary Fi'guieQ isa 'frag'l nentary plan View of the carriage with the platen removed. Figure- 3 is' a s'ectional View taken on a planedesignated-bythe'section lihe 11 in Figure 2; the paper feeding devices being s'hoivn in releasedpositionsk Figure 4' 1s a sectional view-of ajdetail-x l- 'are forwardly extending side plates or 611d bars lithe carriage comprisihg the rear dean platen 5.: I to travel back and forth under the impti'lse of'a sp'ring moto'rand controlled by escapemeht mechanisn'i aleng fixed groovedghide'mailsfi ahd7; roller' bea' rings 8 being interposed Between the guide rails and the grooved bars-1 and2 ofthe carriage. Prefa erahly theplaten may be mounted on the carriagein'the manner disclosed in the patent 'to John- H. Barr"- JulylO, 1923: I

transverse sec-f t'ional view of a typewriter platencarrlage hair and theend bars carrying arotary cylin-' Said" carriage 1s adapted The novel paper feeding and controlling.

devices rcomprise main and-secondary feed roller devices arranged to cooperate? with the platen at" its under side, the main feed roller devices" behind the' others The; machine is oftheflfront strike variety, thetypes' stril'xin-g against thesjfront face ofthe" platen 5; Sai'dmain feed roller devices, comprise". a 5 pair of *hdb oi rol'ler= sections 9- of metal extending lohgi-tudinally ofthe platen and on Whichare niounted feed rciller" sections- 10. These are 7 preferably composedfof rubber or the like, one of said hub? or roller sec? tions '9isupporting tvvo feed roller sections 19, in the presentinstahce, there beingj:f0urv of such-sections-rl0g inall. Gonnectin'g the there" being: alsof sthb end shafts 12 at the outer'endsof thehubs." The stubs llrand' 12 may be driven into the lmbs 9;'-c onstituting with" them amnita'ry shaft Small rolls" ofr'ubber interposed-betweenthe sectio'ns10 serve" as stipport's for a paper de flec'tor Forward of themain feed' roller element isa sdpp-lementalor secondary feed roller elementcomprising cylindricalrub bei seetions"ls mounted in pairs on metal hu'bo'r bearing portions 14 which are carried by rod or-shaft;sections15 and 15. The fedflroller shafts'll; 12 and'15, 15* take bearings in-slots or" open mouthed bearing openings=16 and 17 formed in the opposite muons of carriers or cradles 189 These carri rs oncradles arein the form of arms pivoted at 19betWee'n their ends-t0 the outer endfpei'tionsfofarms 20; said arms 20 terminating their opposite ends in hubs 21 Whichard'perforated to fit over a rod or shaitt22 secured at itsends in the end plates o'r ,har's ofthe carriage frame. Collars 25 are fin ed'tothe rod by set screws 26 and coopera'te-with the ends of said hubs to pre ven'tfendwvise displacement of the armsfQO' along their'supporting rod. Sa'id rod isse cured in place on the end bars by cross pins 27 provides a tie rod or strengthening member fonthe carriage frame as Well as constituting a bearing for the arms20i" The pivots19 carried by said arms are preferably shouldered screws which are threaded into enlarged portibns or bosses 20? at the ends of the armsQO these bosses servingtol'spa'ce the arms or carriers 18- away from the'arms' 20 so as tb aV'oid frictibn or rubbing when thecarriers or' cradles "turn'on their-pivots 19.

To support certain of the parts I provide a pair of angular bracket members arranged one near each end of the carriage and each comprising a vertical forwardly extending branch or arm 28, a horizontal forwardly extending branch or arm 29, an upright vertical portion or short neck and at the top thereof an angularly disposed bar-like portion 31. Each bracket member 2831 is secured to a web portion 3 of the rear bar by headed screws 32. The tie-rod 22 passes through bearing openings formed in the bracket arms 28 near their forward ends, an additional support for said tie rod being thus provided. Secured by screws to the outer webs 3 are flat springs 34, the for. ard free ends of said springs being so shaped as to engage effectively with the under portions of the enlargements 20 of the arms 20. The springs 34 press upward constantly against the arms, and their tension is thereby transmitted to the carriers 18 and the main and supplementary feed roller devices, the spring means or devices 34L tending constantly to maintain the feed roller elements 10 and 13 in spring pressed engagement with the under side of the platen 5. The sections 10 and 13 of the feed rollers protrude through cut-outs or openings 35 and 36 formed respectively in the rear and forward portions of a paper deflector or apron 37, said deflector being pivotally supported from the pivoted arms 20. To this end the deflector supporting arms 38 are pivoted at their rearends on shouldered pivot screws 39, which are threaded into the outer faces of the bosses or enlargements 20" of the two outside arms 20. The arms 38 extend forward and at their forward ends are provided with outwardly extending lateral bearing pins 40 which are engaged by perforations in ears 4-1 extending downward from the deflector 37, the deflector being thus pi v otally supported at the forward ends of the arms 38. Portions-of the deflector projecting rearward between the feed roller sections 10 may rest on the small supporting rolls 10. The deflector is constantly pressed upwardly at its forward side by spring means comprising con'iparatively weak wire springs 42 that are carried by headed pins 43 extending laterally outward from the arms 20. One free end portion of each spring bears against the associate hub 21 and the other end portion re-acts against a pin 44 carried by the support or arm 38. The arms of the springs 45 tend constantly to spread or separate and the re-action resulting presses upward constantly the f0rward portion of the paper deflector 37. The upward movement of the deflector is however limited by the pins 44 which are extended laterally inward from the arms 38 far enough to underlie the associate carriers or cradles 18, acting as stops thereagainst,

the construction being such that the upward movement of the deflector is limited by the feed roll carriers. The paper introduced at the rear is guided into the bight between the platen and the paper deflector 37 over a two-part paper table, the forward part only of said table being shown herein and numbered 45. The paper table part l5 is secured to the bar-like portions on supports 31 of the bracket members and said paper table part is formed at its forward end with fingers 4G to it into corresponding notches or openings in the rear end of the paper deflector 37, thus blocking the opening between the two parts so that paper may not slip through.

Passing between the platen 5 and the deflector 37 at the under side of the platen the paper is advanced at the front side into the control of paper finger contrivances or guides 47. Each of these is preferably made of a singl piece of sheet metal and comprises an upri ht portion 48 and an integral horizontal disposed portion 49. The portion at its upper end above the printing line carries a pressure roll 50 which is mounted on a pivot 51 carried by the paper finger. The horizontal portion 429 is provided at its lower side with a contact device which is effective to actuate line locking mechanism not shown herein. N ear its ends he horizontal portion 49 is provided with pairs of clips or engaging devices 53 struck from the sheet metal of the portion a9 and which it over a rod or rectangular supporting bar 5a which also carriers an inset platen scale 55. Said barv 5% extends along the platen at its front side and below the printing line, and the contrivances or fingers 47 are slidably mounted on said bar. Screw stops secured to the end portions of the bar 5% limit the outward movement of the paper fingers 47, of which there are preferably two. In order to facilitate the removal of the paper fingers from the bar, the latter near its outer ends is cut away at the under side, as indicated at 57 enabling the paper finger when slid down to the notch or cutaway 57 to be unhooked or pulled forward, so as to be readily removed without displacing the bar itself, as graphically shown in Fig. 4, which illustrates the left-hand paper finger in process of removal. Preferably the inner clip at the lower side of each part -19 is straight and not hook shaped as are the other clips 53. The straight clip 53 facilitates ready removal of the paper finger, permitting the cut-away to be shortened, since it only necessary that the lower hooked clip 53 be opposite to it to enable the paper finger to be slipped off the bar. The paper finger bar 54k and the paperfingers are pivotally mounted, and to this end the bar 54 is provided near its outer ends with rearwardly extending lugs or tongues 58, said lugs being perforated laterally, as indicated'at 59, to fit over and engage with hearing pins carried by the forward end portions of the bracket arms 29 and extending laterally inward therefrom. The bar 5 lfisadapted to receive rotary movements on the pivotal centers or pins-60 so as to swing the paper fingerstowards and away from the platen. The freeends of fiat springs 61' overlie the rear =end's of the tongues 58; said springs being secured by screws 62 to the tops of the bracket arms 29 and extending forward'towards the tongues against which they-press constantly downward; tendingthereby, to maintainthe paper fingers in co operative engagement. with the platen. The paper fingers are adaptedto'be-released simultaneously or concurrently with the feed rollers, as hereinafter explained',=but may also be re leased separately and independently, and to this end the right-hand end of thebar 54 is provided with a paper+fingerrelease-key in the formof an arm 635- said armnbeing provided at its rear with a lateral extension 64 disposed behind the bar Set andisecured thereto by headed screws The arm=63 extends forward over the top of'the-bar and terminates in ayfinger'pieceuor.key proper 66. By; depressing this key '66 the :springs 61- may be overcome and. the-paper fingers 47 swung forward away from the. front face of the platen without;disturbing theifeed rollers. i

The various paper: feedingidevices are released preferably by relieving athe tension of their respective springs The; releasing devices comprise: rod. orurock shaft-.67 which bears in bracket arms '28,- said :rock shaft: being. arranged behind the tie: rod 22 The leftshand' end portion. ofthe shaft 67. is extended leftward; through theleftshand end. bar 14,-. and is preferably controlled by key actuated; devicesasrdisclosed ini'the aforesaid i PatentNo; 1,489,587. Just 1, out side saidvleft handzend bargtheush'aftz67 has rigidly secured to ;it :bya screw 68] ancrank arm,.69,'..the; outer'or free. end whereofis pivotally connected at; 7 O W-lthi'fl'i lever. or togglerv member -71] which extends: upward and'curves forward over. the. platen axle, said member terminating in ailaterally: bent fingerkey 72., Thelow-er endiofi-theelever member 71-. below its pivotal, connection}; is pivotally connected at. 173 with ;,a link or toggle member; "74s which. is pivoted at 75 on the outer-face oftherend banu TheipiVOtjf) is p referablyi a flanged eccentric device which is rotatably adjustable on a headed clamping screw i 76, c. which 7 rpassesfithroughi .the eccentric 7 and is threadedinto the 'en'd bar 4. To prevent bucklingor bending of the shaft 6-7 an-ar1n ortonguet? is provided toi:over:- lie it near =itsmiddle portion; said arm be ing secured by screws -78 to the: central web 35 Endwisedisplacementof Ethe shaft -67 is prevented by'collars' 7 9" which are secured to-said shaft inside the bracket arms 28 by set screws 80; The-shaft 67-isprovidedwith releasing devices in the form of crank members, there being two outer double crank members-81 anda-middle single cr'ankmemher-82'. The middle;crankjmember 82 has a hub 83-which fits over the shaft 67 and is secured thereto; as bya-pin 84. At its: outer or free end the crank arm82'carries a2 laterally extending projection or i pin 85 which overlies the associate spring-'34s and is adapted devices to the platen is illustratedinlFige V ure 1, a

lVhen: the release key 72 is'actuated-Q-and the. shaft67 is: rocked, theipins 85'an'd:

will'be swung: 'downwardzfle xing :the springs 34 downward, and rendering'them. inoperative;- At thesam e: time: :thecrank arms 89v will. be: swun'gz upward flexing-1 the springs 61 upward; sufficiently to render thenriinoperative. As aresult; the mainand secondary feed 1 rollers 10'- and a 13- 1 will -be freed from :the. control of their springs and released; due :to the downward swinging-of theirilsupports .20 under the force ofgravityl. Concurrently the paper fingersawill bereleased owingtotheIeleasingand iconse; quent gravitational forwardimovem'ent of theisupporting bar .i5l'. Because ofthe re: leasing of the carriers 18' from the control of the Asprings-M; the-paper deflector 37 is also-relieved of thepressure =of"its:springs 4-2,thesei bein of' course'toozweak toriopnisrns: The-released position ofthe: paper feeding and icontrolling devices .is'sshown in Figure B." v I My invention comprises: comparativel few parts, considering the results obtained: and r the ip art's-Kare effective in operation and easy in action. By said invention'there' is nrovi'ded aiplaten and a feed roller in combination with a pressure; device constantly tending to -maintain said feed roller in c0- operative engagement with the platen, and releasing means I operative "directly .onf said pressure device. The pressure device in the present" instance comprises a plurality of flat springs, and the releasingmeanscomprise" a corresponding. plurality of key controlled-1 pins co-facting directly with the springs -to fleX them and thus relieve the feed-roller 'ofi'pre'ssure. This construction pose" the 'weig t I of the feed "roller mecha- 1.; effective on both the main and secondary fkzdi, roiler mechanisms. Also, the paper 1, and the paper deflector are similarly controlled and released by flexing their pressure springs so as to relieve the paper fingers and paper deflector of the spring pressure towhich they are normally sub jected. The springs for the feed rollers and for the paper fingers are oppositely acting, the former pressing upward and the latter exerting a downward pressure, and, consequently, oppositely acting releasing devices in the form of duplicate crank arms are provided to act oppositely on the springs.

Various changes may be made without departing from my invention.

What 3; claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen carrier, a rod thereon, arms pivoted on said rod, cradles pivoted on said arms, parallel feed rollers carried by said cradles at their opposite ends and co-operating with the platen at its under side, springs constantly pressing against said arms, and means acting directly against said springs to flex them and permit said feed rollers to drop from the platen through gravity.

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a platen carrier, a rod thereon, arms pivoted at their ends on said rod, carriers pivoted between their ends at the opposite ends of said arms, parallel feed rollers carried by said carriers at their opposite ends, separate springs constantly pressing against said arms, and releasing means comprising separate devices each act'- ing directly against one of said springs 3. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a feed roller, a paper finger, spring means for maintaining said feed roller in spring pressed engagement with the platen, separate and independent spring means for maintaining said paper finger in spring-pressed engagement with the platen, and releasing means comprising independent devices acting directly on said independent spring means to relieve the pressure on said feed roller and said paper finger.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a feed roller, a paper finger, spring means for maintaining said feed roller and said paper finger in spring pressed engagement with the platen, releasing means acting directly on said spring means to relieve the pressure on said feed roller and said paper finger, and a key connected to said paper finger and eifcctive to release it independently.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a feed roller, a paper finger, a paper deflector through which said feed roller protrudesto engage with the platen,

spring njieans for maintaining said feed roller, said paper finger, and said deflector in spring grossed engagement with the platen, said spring means con'iprising separate and independent springs for said feed roller, said paper finger and said deflector, and releasing fingers acting directly on the separate springs of said feed roller and said paper finger to relieve the pressure, on said feed roller, said paper finger, and said paper deilector.

(5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a feed roller, a paper finger, a paper deflector through which said feed roller protrudes to engage with the platen, spring means for maintaining said feed roller, said paper finger, and said deflector in spring pressed engagement with the platen, a release key, and oppositely acting devices controlled thereby to engage directly with and render said spring means ineffective, said devices being normally disconnected from said spring means and being eiiective to act directly thereagainst to flex the same.

7. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a feed roller, a paper finger, a paper deflector through which said feed roller protrudes to engage with the platen, separate springs for said feed roller, said paper finger, and said paper deflector, and releasing means comprising projections acting directly on the separate springs for the feed roller and the paper linger to afford a release of said feed roller, said paper finger and said deflector.

In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a carriage frame, a tie rod thereon, arms 'pivoted'on said tie rod, cradles pivoted between their ends on the end portions of said arms, feed roller shafts bearing on the end portions of said cradles, sectional feed rollers on said shafts, a paper deflector pivoted on said carriage frame and provided with openings through which said sectional feed rollers protrude, a paper finger bar pivoted on said carriage frame, paper fingers slidably mounted on said bar, springs acting against said bar to press said paper fingers towards the platen, other springs acting against said paper deflector to press it towards the platen, other springs one for each of said arms to apply pressure to said feed rollers, and key controlledrreleasing devices acting directly on all of said springs to release respectively the paper fingers, the paperdefiector, and the feed rollers concurrently.

9. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a carriage frame, a tie rod thereon, arms pivoted on said tie rod, cradles pivoted between their ends on the end portions of said arms, feed roller shafts bearing on the end portions of said cradles, sectional feed rollers on said shafts, a paper deflector pivoted on said carriage frame and provided with openings through which said sectional feed rollers protrude, a paper finger bar pivoted on said carriage frame, paper fingers slidably mounted on said bar, springs acting against said bar to press said paper fingers towards the platen, other springs acting against said paper deflector to press it towards the platen, other springs one for each of said arms to apply pressure to said feed rollers, key controlled releasing devices acting directly on all of said springs to release respectively the paper fingers, the paper deflector, and the feed rollers concurrently, and a key secured to said paper finger bar for separately releasing said paper fingers.

10. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen and a co-operating feed roller device comprising metal hubs, feed roller sections on said hubs, and stub shaft portions driven into said hubs and constituting therewith a unitary shaft member.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a co-operating main feed roller device, and a supplementary feed roller device also co-operative with the platen, each feed roller device comprising metal hubs, feed roller sections on said hubs,

and stub shaft portions driven into said hubs and constituting therewith a unitary shaft member.

12. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen; a co-operating feed roller device comprising metal hubs, feed roller sections on said hubs, and stub shaft portions driven into said hubs and constituting therewith a unitary shaft member; rubber supporting rolls on said hubs between said feed roller sections; and a paper deflector partly supported by said rolls.

13. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a carriage frame, supporting arms pivoted on said frame, carriers pivoted on said supporting arms, feed rollers mounted on said carriers, other arms pivoted on said supporting arms, and a paper deflector pivoted on said other arms.

14:. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a carriage frame, supporting arms pivoted on said frame, carriers pivoted on said supporting arms, feed rollers on said deflector arms.

16. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a carriage frame, supporting arms pivoted on said frame, feed roller arms pivoted betweentheir ends on said supporting arms, parallel feed rollers mounted on said feed roller arms, paper deflector arms pivoted at their ends on said 7 supporting arms co-axially with said feed roller arms, a paper deflector mounted on said deflector arms, springs carried by said supporting arms acting against said paper deflector, and separate feed roller springs supported on said carriage frame and acting against said supporting arms. 7

17 In a typewriting machine, the com-.

bination of a platen, a carriage, a rod or bar thereon, and a paper finger provided with clips whereby said finger is slidably supported on said rod or bar, said rod or bar being cut away near one end to facilitate removal of said paper finger without displacing said rod or bar.

18. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a carriage, a rectangular barsupported therefrom, a one-piece sheet metal paper finger provided with clips to slidably engage'said bar, said bar being provided with a notch or cut-away and cerand State of New York, this 13th day of May, A. D. 1924.

EDWIN E. BARNEY. 

